@Jay: Good to know about the enzyme detergent. Though I do have to say this is the first time the baking soda/vinegar thing didn't work for me. (Yes, that means it has happened before.)

@AFM: Please tell me you have hardwoods and not carpeting? I guess you were giving him a little air time, eh?

@Krysta: LOL LOL LOL You are hilarious!! Love it!

@Rachel: Ahhhh. The million dollar question. LittleMan had taken a gigantic, messy crap in his diaper. I THOUGHT I had shaken the major chunks into the toilet, but when I started rinsing the diaper out in the sink I obviously hadn't gotten enough off. Sigh.

@andbabymakesthree: No kidding! I briefly thought about it, but I just couldn't take the picture. Ugh.

@Buddha_Girl: That would be me (hangs head in shame). And if your students to it, make sure you get tons of photos!

OH. MY. GOD. That was foul and funny all at the same time. I had both my girls (14 and 34 months) in a BUBBLE BATH the other day, and the younger one turns to me (while I was sitting on the bathmat texting of all things) and says, "Poop." I looked over and a few little turds were floating up! I flung the phone, grabbed the baby and put her on the toilet, where she left the rest of her load. Meanwhile, the toddler was FREAKING OUT because she didn't want to be in the tub with the poop pellets (who could blame her?) Seems we are living parallel lives sometimes, because every time I read your blog, the same shit (no pun intended) is happening to you!

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Limning

There is a lot of stupidity in this world, and I have about had enough. I have a lot to say and in all fairness to those who know and love me, I am putting it all right here. I have another blog that is just for my regular family and friends. Pictures of the kids, sweet little paragraphs detailing their activities and the like. THIS blog is for me. Not my kids, not my parents. This is where we get to the meat of the matter. I am tired of smiling in the face of people and thinking WHAT THE FUCK? I know that I do not think or believe the way many of the sheep out there seem to. This blog proves it.

Gears and Cogs

Our Attempts At A Green Lifestyle:

We try to use cloth napkins or kitchen towels instead of paper towels when we clean up

I switched to a smaller coffee maker. There is less wasted coffee, there is a shorter brew time, and it therefore uses less engergy

We attempt to grow plants

I use a menstrual cup. Safer for me, cleaner for the environment

We get lots of hand-me-down toys and clothes and we pass everything along

We use FreeCycle and shop at thrift shops

I breastfed each child

My husband walks to work when he can

Instead of clay litter, we use cat sand made from wheat. Also from pine. In a happy accident, we found that by combining the two, we get better clumpage, less smell, and do not worry if the kids end up with a little in their mouths

We unplug other appliances like coffee makers, etc.

We have our media on the wall switch and turn it off at night. That makes SEVEN appliances that are turned off--not just on standby